2008 term · Roberts Court · 7-2
CSX Transportation, Inc. v. Thurston Hensley
556 U.S. 838 · 129 S. Ct. 2139 · 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3974
The record
- Term
- 2008
- Decided
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Vote split
- 7-2
- Winning party
- Petitioner
- Decision direction
- Conservative
- Chief Justice
- Roberts Court
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Docket
- 08-1034
- U.S. Reports
- 556 U.S. 838
- S. Ct. citation
- 129 S. Ct. 2139
- LEXIS citation
- 2009 U.S. LEXIS 3974
How the bench divided
MMMMMMMDD
M 7 majorityD 2 dissenting
| Justice | Vote |
|---|---|
| John G. Roberts | Majority |
| Antonin Scalia | Majority |
| Anthony Kennedy | Majority |
| David Souter | Majority |
| Clarence Thomas | Majority |
| Stephen Breyer | Majority |
| Samuel Alito | Majority |
| John Paul Stevens | Dissent |
| Ruth Bader Ginsburg | Dissent |
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